Rich Rathvon

Chief Executive Officer

Rich Rathvon has more than 30 years of legal and executive management experience in the energy services industry, with a focus on customer-facing energy businesses. Mr. Rathvon has led all aspects of growing and managing retail electric and gas businesses for notable national energy companies, and has had overall P&L responsibility for business units with over $1.2 billion in revenue. Additionally, Mr. Rathvon has been responsible for managing business development, sales and operations in other energy-related businesses including technology, renewables and sustainability initiatives.

Katie Widmar

Chief Administrative Officer

Katie began her career in marketing and HR for the finance industry, later consulting in the deconstruction and retail industries. With over 10 years of experience helping grow diverse companies from start-up and mid-size stages to scalable profitable businesses, Katie brings a fresh perspective to P1EC.

As Chief Administrative Officer, Katie oversees administrative, accounting, and human resource operations supporting the productivity of each division. Since 2017, she has helped the company streamline operational processes and marketing efforts, allowing for rapid company growth, working first with The Power Company, and now overseeing the entire P1EC holding company.

Katie is also the co-founder of a non-profit called Covers of Comfort through which she works with adult cancer patients as they undergo treatment.

David Draper

Chief Financial Officer

David graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.B.A in Accounting and has also attained an M.B.A. from the University of Houston. David is a Texas Certified Public Accountant (CPA) as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). David began his career in public accounting at Deloitte and Touche and has over 25+ years in the energy industry at Tripetrol Oil Trading, Enron, Mitsubishi, and Direct Energy. During his career, David has worked in a variety of leadership roles in the energy markets and currently is the Chief Finance Officer at P1EC.  David is a long time Houstonian where he lives with his wife and three daughters.

Laura Hradecky

Sr. Director Human Resources

Laura graduated from Louisiana State University in 2009 with a major in Business Management and concentration in Human Resources. Laura was the Director of Human Resources for a corporate restaurant chain for over 13 years before moving on to the energy industry. Laura is currently the Sr. Director of Human Resources at P1EC. Laura resides in Katy with her husband and two boys.

Christy Maile

Staff Accountant

Christy is a dedicated Accounting Manager with 20 years of experience maintaining accurate financial records, managing financial operations, optimizing accounting processes and ensuring compliance.  Skilled in financial reporting, account reconciliation, and general ledger management.  Christy is known for attention to detail and strong analytical abilities.  Christy is a Texas native who lives in the picturesque hill country.  She enjoys spending time with her children, playing and watching sports and has a passion for rescue dogs.

Ed Jenks

Sr. Advisor to the CEO

Ed Jenks is a proven turn-around and hockey-stick growth specialist with 35 years of experience as a C-Suite executive leading companies in five major industry sectors – biotech, security, medical devices, agriculture, and dental devices. His process transcends industries and has enabled him to be successful in every role, helping transform companies into high-growth, profitable, and operationally well-run organizations.

Ed led a service company from $11MM to $75MM in four years with record EBITDA. He helped double production capacity at a NASDAQ listed firm and grow revenue by 50% in seven months leading to a lucrative investor exit the following year. Ed provided training and staffing oversight for a cruise ship line leading to the deployment of three new ships that generated $250MM of revenue annually.

As a chief strategist, he also developed more than 300 strategic plans that resulted in more than half a billion dollars in revenue growth. He has been intimately involved in many successful acquisitions and operational improvements, leading to significant financial returns for company stakeholders. Ed has developed a process that has been proven many times to increase top and bottom-line organizational performance, driving average teams to achieve extraordinary results based on following a strict formula and blueprint.

This process is described in detail in his best-selling business book entitled CEO: POINTBLANK. Ed has also been actively involved in the TEC/Vistage executive development program for more than a decade.